parent
US /ˈper.ənt/
UK /ˈper.ənt/
1.
父母, 家長
a mother or father of a child
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Both parents attended the school meeting.
兩位家長都參加了學校會議。
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She is a single parent raising two children.
她是一位撫養兩個孩子的單身母親。
2.
親本, 母體
an animal or plant from which younger ones are derived
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The offspring inherited traits from both parents.
後代繼承了雙親的特徵。
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This new hybrid plant has a disease-resistant parent.
這種新的雜交植物有一個抗病的親本。